Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-22
TO HONOR Ex-Gov. SHEPHERD.
Meeting Of the Executive Committee
Perfecting the Arrangemenss-A Fl.
nance Committee Appointed - Other
Details.


Details.
The executive committee appointed BY direc.
.Ion OF the large public meeting held at Rifles
nan hohoay n9ht, 70 make arrangements for q
demonstration in honor OF ex-Gov. Shepherd upon
MS arrival In this city, held its first meeting last
evening In parlor 10, Wizards Hotel Col. JAS G.
Berret presided, and Mr.. Hallet Kilbourn was sec.
retary 1t was decided TO appoint committees to
arrange for the street demonstration. The frs,
committee In importance was the finance commit.
Tee. The following names were selected: E.
kurz johnson, chairman; A. A. Thomas. Law.
T Wne; sands, Jas. Mari Frank x. ward VIM.
,Mheeler Andrew Archer, John e. HerrelI, c. w.
H hayes. y; r SNYDER, Norman T. King, Thos j.
Bailey Thos " Smith Samuel Ross Ga caai se D.
EEansoqrgh Peter Hooe Thos J. LuttreI JAS E.
c W. Howard, X. o. Hoffman, VI. F. Holtz-
T man, .l Thomas Son somervile. R. c. Fox,
Austin Herr, Arthur Cropley, p r Crowley Chas'
Wheatley, Andrew Hanlon, Thos. Knowles. jerome
Lightioot, III. p. Gilbert, Samuel C. Palmer, Jas. p
White. Jas. L. Barbour, Geo. W. Cochran Edward
DrooP Jno l. Yogi, Lew Woodbury., II. Q. Towles,
g g. so staples G GWillard Dr. Chas. Hanmett T.
H. A. Griswold, r. A. Parke Jno. II. Magruder
Matthew MGNalley, Jno. w. Boteler, DR.. E. A.
ADAMS ADAMS, .. T. Swart, Spencer Watkins Jno. F.
Williams, Thos. Downing, Thos Z. Waggaman, W.
b. Noses. F. b. Conqer. Kos. A. Fish, Jas. F. Oys-
Col. VIM. Ii. Selden, r. ]. Fleming JAS. L. Norris,
Geo: T. bearing, s. 7. g. Morsei1, Jno. A. Baker,
Garter a. Stewart, Jno. F. Cook, Geo. H. Plant,
Robert E Bradley, Geo. E. Emmons, Jno A. Pres
cott X G. Rutherford, Rudolph Goldschmidt. w.
{: DuSaD, b; +. Fox, Geo. W. Brown, Jno. w: Cor
N. Ashford, S. NJ Bryan, W. W. Danenhower, Geo r.
hecn, h;D. Barr Ro0t Boyd, Peter N. Dubant, Edwin
Harris, g. g. Cornwell, w s. Roose, H. l. Crawford
W H. A. Wormley, c. B. Purvis, N. W. Burehel,
Francis Hufty, J. T. Dyer, Joseph c. McKibben,
Frank H. Finley, J. K. Cleary, Frank Hume, W. G:
Boop w. Grf cIos bs!eTs M Tysr DE- EdTaSd
Toner, Andrew SakS j. A. j. Creswell, Ii. G. swain
4. W. Fletcher, E. n. Gray. George White, A. p.
Iottsn, George Truesder, II. o. Polkinhorn, Ed
ward c. Dean, Fred Jones, and N. kaufman.
THE OTHER COMMITTEES.
1t was decided that the committee on the MILL
tary display be composed OF q member from each
military rganzaton in the District to be selected
by the organization, and that Gen. Ordway be
made chairman.
Mr.. Charles s. Moore was chosen chairman of
the committee on the civic part Of the parade,
and the selection OF members OF that committee
was referred to a committee consisting OF Messrs
VIM. Dickson and d. j. mccarthy, who were re-
quested 10 confer with the chairman (Mr. MOore)
mittee.
The following committees were appointed: on
uecoratl0nS-Mr. A. 5. SOlOmOnS, chairman; MeSSrS.
Lloyd Monkey. James L. Falbey, w. II. Houghton,
and N. g. copeland; on music-Mr. Sam. cross,
chairman; MesSrS. f. B. Hay, Henry Semken, w.
T: Young, and Alpheus Middleton; on Order-Maj.
ThoS. Z. Morgan, chairman; MeSSrS. A. c. Rich
ards, b. L. Blackford, Amos Webster, and P. j.
Allabach.
Mr. crosby s. Noyes was chosen chairman OF the
press committee and requested to make a selec-
ton or names for members OF that committee.
chairman Berret was authorized to appoint q
UT aSurer Tor The executive committee The hnan-
clil committee Is requested to meet Friday even
Ing at 1:3O, at ParloT 10. Wizards Hotel. Col.
Berret, Hallet kilbourn and WIN. Dickson were
constituted committee to make ARRANGEMENTS
for display OF fireworks.
MI VIM. Dickson offered a resolution, which was
ADOPTED: "That the subcommittee appointed
shall not contract any Indebtedness without the
consent and approval Of the executive committee,
and tnat the same committees be requested to sub
win be incurred in successfully carrying out the
details OF the demonstration"
LETTERS RECEIVED.
letter was read from Jas. F. OYSTER captain
commanding the National Rifles, rendering the
committee ''the services OF the National Rifles as
a special escort TO Hon. Alexander R. Shepherd on
given by our people. The governor was originally
one OF The old famous National Rifles, and we feel
entitled to this honor" The letter also stated
that their armOry and hall ON G street would be
placed at the service OF the committee, and that
the hall would be properly decorated. Letters
Ing the use OF the boxes his opera house to Gov
Shepherd and reception committee, and from T.
Roessle d Son Offering the Arlington Hotel as re-
viewing stand on the occasion OF the parade.
The committee then adjourned until Saturday
evening.